Lenore Fay (Maxwell) Kipp

Lenore passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Tuesday June 10, 2025 at the age of 94. She was born May 22, 1931in Billings Deaconess Hospital to Harry P. and Alice L. (Shoop) Maxwell.

She was the oldest of 7 siblings and felt she needed to take care of all the rest of us. She graduated from Billings Senior High School where she met and dated her future husband Don Kipp. Many years later they reconnected and married on May 5, 1972.

Lenore and Don lived in Billings for several years before moving to Midwest, Wyoming where Don taught school. They moved back to Billings before moving to Misawa, Japan in 1987 where Don taught school on a military base. Lenore worked at the school and also taught English to Japanese people. In 1997 they retired and returned to Billings. Lenore and Don loved taking trips on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

She is survived by her son Kurt Holcomb (Clara) stepsons Mike Kipp (Mari), Ron Kipp, 2 sisters Nancy Hill (Ken deceased) and Arleen Nafts (Mel), and brother Clyde Maxwell (Suki), granddaughter Katie Kipp, 2 grandsons Nick Holcomb and Chuck Kipp, 2 great-granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. Lenore was preceded in death by her husband Don, her parents, 2 sisters, Ellen (Bob) Hill, baby sister Cynthia Maxwell, and brother Ron Maxwell. Lenore dearly loved her church, Shiloh United Methodist and all her church friends.

Memorials may be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church